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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsQuestion for car collectors...
Many cars I see in collections were ones built during the days when lead was in our gasoline.
Is leaded gasoline still available, or what do car collectors do for a substitute?
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)I don't think the lead per se is the element that makes the difference, but it's a very good question and one that I think I should have the answer for!
I can say that Octane derives from the carbon molecule, octane, and there is methane (4 carbons) and heptane and lots of other thanes!
I don't know where lead fits in.
So I will check and get back.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octane_rating
Aristus
(66,462 posts)Fill the tank with unleaded, then squirt this stuff into the gas tank.
jmowreader
(50,562 posts)It raises octane cheap and it lubricates the valve seats.
Octane is no problem...no ethanol premium will get you there.
Valve seats can be handled a few ways. You can run lead substitute. You can have the seats changed at a machine shop. If your car already has stellite seats you're ready for unleaded already.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,364 posts)... handle today's motor oils and today's E10 gasoline blend?
It's not easy to find alcohol-free gasoline.
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)The parts that low concentrations of ethanol would affect wear out on a regular basis anyway, so chances are anyone with a classic car would have replaced those parts with modern alternatives already.
Hassin Bin Sober
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